Claims
- 1. An apparatus for enzymatically cleaning a contact lens having a lens surface and contaminated with contaminant material, comprising:a solid phase material having a non-abrasive surface for engaging said lens surface; said non-abrasive surface further having enzymatic matter supported thereon; an opthalmologically compatible liquid for wetting said enzymatic matter; a container for maintaining said enzymatic matter in contiguous wetted engagement with the lens surface.
- 2. A lens cleaning apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein said enzymatic matter is selected from the group consisting of proteolytic enzymes, lipases and mixtures thereof.
- 3. A lens cleaning apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein said enzymatic matter comprises pancreatin.
- 4. A lens cleaning apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein said solid phase material is selected from the group consisting of polyethylene, polyethylene, acrylic, nylon, celluose polymers and copolymers, and mixtures thereof.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 09/493636 filed Jan. 28, 2000 now U.S. Pat. No. 6,280,530.
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